[FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX: What is the file nxclient good for?

[Terje Andersen]

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> Hello,
>
> I just exchanged some mails with the suse maintainer of the FreeNX
> package. One problem I had was that I could not install his newest
> package, cos it wanted to overwrite the file /usr/NX/bin/nxclient from
> the nomachine nxclient rpm. That was no problem in older packages, as
> he now has changed the folders, and places the whole FreeNX stuff in
> /usr/NX/bin.
>
> I asked him, what this file is good for, and he could not really help me.
>

The nxclient that comes with FreeNX is a simple replacement for the  
non-gpl'ed client from NoMachine. The nxclient-script is responsible  
for the dialogs concerning suspend/terminate the session (try:  
CTRL+T), the printerdialogs and other potential when e.g. an SMB-share  
on the client didn't mount successfully.

In short; it's used to send dialogs/messages from FreeNX server  
into/inside the users sessions.

> Of course I am not talking about the nxclient file in the nomachine
> package, but in the FreeNX package. All I good get it to do was a
> small window with only a OK button.
>

Yes, that's the default behaviour when no parameter is given - just a  
simple xmessage-window.

> Can somebody please shed some light on this issue, I would have
> advised to delete the file in the packages, because of the above
> mentioned problems.
>

According to the response to your post, it seems this issue is already  
resolved. :-)

/Terje